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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-10600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-10600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900 is 373 days older than the cheaper Core i5-10600.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-10600 - 16 vs 12 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10600
- Up to 20% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - $299.95 vs $372.84
- Up to 20% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i9-9900 - $2.88 vs $3.58 per FPS
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.58/FPS
80.44692737430167%
Price, $
$372.84
80%
Intel Core i9-9900 Coffee Lake Processor 3.1GHz 8.0GT/s 16MB LGA 1151 CPU, Retail
Buy for $372.84 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 353953 minutes ago
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
104
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.88/FPS
100%
Price, $
$299.95
100%
Value Winner
Micro Intel 1200 Core I5-10600 3.1GHZ MB
Buy for $299.95 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 353953 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-10600
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
1579
98.01365611421477%
Multi-Core
6175
85.71626873958913%
Intel Core i9-9900 | vs | Intel Core i5-10600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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